API Council

Congratulations to @caamedia for being a 2023 #YBCA100 Honoree! The celebration will take place on 3/18 from 6-9pm. RSVP: ybca.ticketing.veevartapp.com/.../list/2023-… @ybca @CAAM

We are thrilled to announce that Mark Izu and Brenda Wong Aoki of First Voice are honorees of this year's YBCA 100 award! Please join us for a Free celebration for this year's Honorees at YBCA on Saturday March 18th, 6-9pm. We'd love to see you there. #YBCA100 @ybca

Congratulations to Sarah Wan, ED of @cyc_sf on being an awardee of this year's O2 Sabbattical Awards!

Join me in San Francisco's Chinatown to commend @API_Council's magnificent leadership in enabling AAPI communities to continue to flourish and to celebrate the legislative victories that we have achieved working together! twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The API Council joined a press event with Supervisor Chan, City Attorney Chiu, Edge on the Square, the community and Chinatown artists to call for solidarity and recovery after mural defacement ahead of the Lunar New Year.

API Council releases the following statement in response to the tragedies that took place last night in @CityOfMPK.

The API Council responds to racist remarks of Commissioner Ann Hsu. Read more👇:

@NihonmachiSF brings back Our Community Our Pride Pop Up Performance event to the Peace Plaza. Get ready this is going to be the start of an exciting summer season! For Our Community, Embracing All Communities. #nihonmachisf #nsf48 #SFjapantown #nsfourcommunityourpride

Join Pacific Islander Youth Alliance (PIYA) & @scdcSF at the finale of their Summer Program on 7/20 from 1-3:30pm at Herbst Theater (401 Van Ness Ave). 180+ Samoan and PI youth have participated in PIYA and are excited to share their Culture and Heritage with everyone.

The API Equity Fund is an investment for infrastructure and capital improvements for San Francisco’s community organizations serving working families. Investing in the AAPI community means we need community investment and the inclusion of Filipino, Vietnamese, Samoan and others.

Happy Pride Month! This month, we celebrate our LGBTQ+ community for its unwavering strength and vibrant voices. We have included in the next page a list of LGBTQ+ organizations in San Francisco to recognize and appreciate all of their hard work.

While API communities face increased threats – from violence, displacement, and gentrification – we must invest in their stability, security, and resilience. I’m proud to partner with @conniechansf @AaronPeskin & @api_council on this historic investment. sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Pro…

You’re invited to a youth-centered conversation to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act. A River’s Journey: Diaspora, Othering and Statehood—June 18th, 1-3pm. See the flyer for more details!

API Council congratulates our member organization, @chinatowncdc, on its recognition by @MattHaneySF as 2022 Nonprofit of the Year!

API Council congratulates Gorretti Lo Lui on receiving the Cultural Equity Champion Award at the @CCCSanFrancisco 57th Anniversary event and awards ceremony last Thursday. We thank you for your incredible commitment and engagement in SF’s arts and culture.

We are pleased to share the following release from @RAMSInc: RAMS, Inc. Chosen as a 2022 Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Philip Ting Read full release: ramsinc.org/rams-inc-chose…

We stand in solidarity w| our LGBTQIA+ community this month & every month. ~4.5% of Americans self-identify as AAPI & LGBTQIA+. As we commit ourselves to uplifting the voices & rights of LGBTQIA+ Americans, we recognize the on-going need to secure social justice & public safety.

Speaker @SpeakerPelosi is in #SanFrancisco meeting with the @api_council to talk about housing, health and human services and hate crimes. It’s a yearly meeting the Speaker has with #AAPI nonprofits.